GUIDE / LAUNCH DAY
Phantom Blade Zero launch checklist
Phantom Blade Zero is released on PS5 and PC. Install available updates before your first session and check the dated Nvidia driver warning below. Storage figures and performance claims here come from S-GAME, not a Kingy test.
Prepare storage on the right platform
Official statementS-GAME’s October 26 PC preload notice describes an approximately 145 GB game, an SSD requirement and at least 300 GB free during preloading. The temporary 300 GB headroom is not a measured installed size or a PS5 requirement. Check your storefront’s current download and storage prompts.
Install the day-one update
Official statementS-GAME’s October 28 letter announces an approximately 5 GB day-one update, with ray tracing and path tracing performance improvements and bug fixes. Preloaded copies need the update before play; a fresh download includes it according to the developer. The letter does not state an executable version or a PS5 download size. Kingy has not installed or benchmarked the update.
Check the Nvidia driver warning before updating
Official statementS-GAME’s October 28 letter supersedes its earlier blanket advice to install the latest graphics driver: it reports instability with Nvidia 621.01 and recommends 617.42, using a clean installation, until a subsequent Nvidia update. This is dated developer advice, not a Kingy-tested fix or a recommendation to downgrade every GPU. Check current S-GAME and Nvidia release notes for your hardware before changing drivers; this review has not validated a later fix.
Record your first-session baseline
Editorial guidanceNote your platform, game version, GPU driver, resolution and settings before comparing guides or reporting a problem. For performance troubleshooting, repeat the same scene and change one setting at a time. Kingy has not benchmarked the game.
If you back up a local save, close the game first and preserve the original. Check cloud-sync status before switching devices; this checklist does not establish a save-file location or promise recovery.
Sources and how this guide was made
Updated: 2026-11-02. Checked: 2026-11-02. This guide uses official information and attributed reporting; Kingy has not play-tested these instructions. Each section links to its evidence.
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